Majel — girls' name

What the Data Says About Majel

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Majel between 1901 and 1960, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Majel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Majel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Majel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Majel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Majel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 349 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.